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displace

dis·place
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-pleys]
    • /dɪsˈpleɪs/
    • /dɪˈspleɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-pleys]
    • /dɪsˈpleɪs/

Definitions of displace word

  • verb with object displace to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc. 1
  • verb with object displace to move or put out of the usual or proper place. 1
  • verb with object displace to take the place of; replace; supplant: Fiction displaces fact. 1
  • verb with object displace to remove from a position, office, or dignity. 1
  • verb with object displace Obsolete. to rid oneself of. 1
  • noun displace Take over the place, position, or role of (someone or something). 1

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Origin of displace

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; dis-1 + place, perhaps modeled on Middle French desplacer

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Parts of speech for Displace

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

displace popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for displace

verb displace

  • disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • uproot — to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
  • mislay — to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.
  • unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.

Antonyms for displace

verb displace

  • welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • take in — the act of taking.
  • find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.

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